import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.GregorianCalendar;
import java.text.DecimalFormat;
import java.text.MessageFormat;

public class SampleFormats {

  public static void main(String[] args) {

    /* Date format. Examples: 
       4 Jul 1997
       10 Mar 1979 */
    SimpleDateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("d MMM yyyy");
    
    /* A pretty integer format. Examples:
       4,235,682
       5,487 
       42
    */
    DecimalFormat intFormat = new DecimalFormat("#,###");

    /* A monetary format. Examples:
       $ 4,235,670
       $ 345.23
       $ 0.48
    */
    DecimalFormat dollarFormat = new DecimalFormat("$ #,##0.##");

    /* A person format using first, last, and user names. Examples:
       Weinman, Jerod [weinman]
       Davis, Janet [davisjan]
       Coahran, Marge [coahranm]

       The {x} syntax means replace with the x'th index of an array.
    */
    MessageFormat personFormat = new MessageFormat("{0}, {1} [{2}]");
    

    /* Tests */
    System.out.println("Date: " +  
                       dateFormat.format 
                       ( new GregorianCalendar(2005, 7,4).getTime()));
    // dateFormat.format() expects a Date object. Use
    // GregorianCalendar to construct a Calendar object and the
    // getTime() method to convert it to a Date.

    System.out.println("Integer: " +  intFormat.format(1234567) );
    System.out.println("Integer: " +  intFormat.format(67.7) );
    
    System.out.println("Money: " +  dollarFormat.format(9812345.678) );
    System.out.println("Money: " +  dollarFormat.format(9812345) );
    System.out.println("Money: " +  dollarFormat.format(.78) );

    System.out.println("Person: " + personFormat.format
                       ( new Object[]{"Weinman","Jerod","weinman"} ) );
    // We can create and initialize an Object array on the fly, as
    // shown above.
  }

}